Protesters screamed and fled as Max Azzarello set himself ablaze near the historic hush-money trial on Friday afternoon, report Josh Fiallo, michael daly, Emily Shugerman, Will Bredderman and kate briquelet for The Daily Beast. thedailybeast.com/man-sets-himse…

“The true history of the world: haunted carnival edition,” one of the pamphlets Max Azzarello possessed read. “Our only goal is to replace our criminal government and replace it with one that serves all.”

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NEW: The New York Times is investigating an Israeli freelancer after she repeatedly liked multiple X posts that indicated a pro-Israel bias, including one that called for the Gaza Strip to be turned into a “slaughterhouse.” thedailybeast.com/new-york-times…

Kennedy Sanders, one of the US troops killed in the drone strike in Jordan, was “tough as nails,” Logan Shubert, a friend of Sanders' who grew up with her in Waycross, Georgia, and was on her softball team, told Josh Fiallo The Daily Beast. thedailybeast.com/parents-of-sla…

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Jason Donner, a Capitol Hill reporter who spent 12 years at Fox News, alleges that the network fired him in retaliation because he opposed their 'false coverage of the January 6th insurrection.'

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Perhaps no reporter in Tennessee is nosier than NewsChannel 5's Phil Williams, whose profile has soared over his stories on an alderman running for mayor in Franklin, Tennessee. His reporting has since been picked up *everywhere.* I got to know him a bit:
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Marvin Jones condujo toda su entrevista con NBC Universo en español.

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Front door view from Bayshore Boulevard in #Tampa . Bayshore is known for flooding, but this is excessive. #Idalia

A significant amount of water is coming onshore in Madeira Beach. Deputies are going to begin closing portions of Gulf Boulevard between 129th Avenue and 150th Avenue. #Idalia

Front page of tomorrow's student newspaper at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Idalia is the main focus right now for obvious reasons, but it's worth noting that today's Euro ensembles light up the MDR next week with several members sending storms of CAT 4 and CAT 5 intensity into the western part of the basin in the long range.

A plane being evacuated from MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, FL due to Hurricane #Idalia recorded St. Elmo's Fire, a lightning-like weather phenomenon which is a coronal discharge of plasma.

The National Hurricane Center issues storm surge guidance displaying the 'worst case scenario' surge (i.e., surge that has a 1-in-10 chance of happening)

While this clearly is not guaranteed, it is deeply concerning to see the potential inundation of Cedar Key...

meanwhile, in zephyrhills

Scores of former passengers who have ridden on board the Titan, the submersible that disappeared Sunday, have described in detail the chilling flaws they encountered during their trips—with one passenger calling the voyage a “suicide mission.” trib.al/vKFi2As

My favorite part about Miami’s ongoing Trump indictment protests are all the out of town Trumpers complaining about hearing Spanish everywhere when sooooo many of those speaking Spanish are also diehard Trumpers